KSAT 12: How do you know if you’re at risk for lung cancer?
December 14, 2023
Cynthia Cantu, DO, Internal Medicine, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
KSAT 12: Knowing the warnings signs of COPD
November 22, 2023
Diego Maselli, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary disease and Critical Care Medicine, was interviewed in this news segment. Watch Now
KXAN-TV: Austin-based company developing treatment for lung transplant recipients, COVID survivors
September 29, 2021
Dr. Debbie Levine, Department of Medicine, is quoted in this story and explained that lung transplants have a higher rejection rate than any other organ. Watch story
Univision: University of Texas investigates the immune system and its resilience to coronavirus
September 10, 2021
Dr. Marcos Restrepo, Pulmonary Diseases, explains new research about a novel concept called “immunologic resilience,” to accurately predict which COVID-19 patients will advance to severe disease and which will not. Watch story
Fox 29: UT Health San Antonio works with VA-San Antonio to come up with immune health grades
September 9, 2021
Dr. Grace Lee, Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, and Dr. Marcos Restrepo, Pulmonary Diseases, were interviewed about their study of immunologic resilience measured in 522 patients with COVID-19 at Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital in San Antonio, a hospital of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Watch story
Neonatologist to lead clinical trial for early diagnosis of lung disease in newborns
August 31, 2021
Alvaro Moreira, MD, MSc, neonatologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at UT Health San Antonio’s Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, received a $652,000 mentored career development grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Dr. Moreira will investigate a novel approach to diagnosing bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).